GTX 2070 upgrade advice

[Obsessive Power]

Hi folks,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU soon, going from a GTX 1070 to a GTX 2070 or perhaps a 2080.

I'm not really looking for 4K gaming, so a GTX 2080 would be overkill?

I'm also considering changing the PSU. My current Power Supply is a Corsair CX600. I was thinking of a Seasonic PSU, they're supposed to be a good brand for power, but do I need one?

Also curious about temps. My GTX 1070 sits idle at about 40c. In 1080 games it can go to 69c and at 1440 it goes to nearly 80c and gets a little noisy.

Cosair Carbide Series 200R Case
Intel i7 8700
MSI Z370-A PRO
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 MHz C15
500GB SSD
2TB Hard drive.

Thanks in advance.

[𝔇ave]

if you are gonna buy into RTX get a 2080 or 2080ti. the 2070 is too weak to do ray tracing imo.

RTX 2080 is not really a 4k gaming card. it can do it but with majorly reduced graphics settings to get above 60fps.

the CX600 psu while not really a quality psu will suffice. but if you upgraded to something better it wouldn't be a waste of money.

[Obsessive Power]

Thanks,

Would the CX600 suffice for a RTX 2080 then? Replacing the PSU is a easy, but doing all the cable management is a a bit of a pain lol.

[𝔇ave]

It would suffice yes.

[Snow]

You might not need that beast of a GPU just yet, yet buying anything but the best card you can afford makes no sense. The better your GPU is - the longer it will allow you to play latest titles with higher framerate and better graphics, not to mention you still benefit from launching game in 4K on 1440P screen, as extra pixels reduce the aliasing, making the whole picture lot better. Check DSR option in 3D settings tab in NVCP, you might end up loving this feature for not-that-demanding games.

[[☥] - CJ -]

I repasted my 1060 a few weeks ago and it dropped up to 30C depending on the game, so if the temps worry you and you are comfortable doing a repaste doing so will likely lower your temps a bit.

Powersupply upgrade MIGHT be a good idea if you upgrade the GPU, the RTX's are slightly higher than the 1070. The full wattage requirement is only 550w, but ehhh... kinda iffy

[p.b.]

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Hi folks,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU soon, going from a GTX 1070 to a GTX 2070 or perhaps a 2080.

I'm not really looking for 4K gaming, so a GTX 2080 would be overkill?

I'm also considering changing the PSU. My current Power Supply is a Corsair CX600. I was thinking of a Seasonic PSU, they're supposed to be a good brand for power, but do I need one?

Also curious about temps. My GTX 1070 sits idle at about 40c. In 1080 games it can go to 69c and at 1440 it goes to nearly 80c and gets a little noisy.

Cosair Carbide Series 200R Case
Intel i7 8700
MSI Z370-A PRO
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 MHz C15
500GB SSD
2TB Hard drive.

Thanks in advance.

I would go 2080 but depends also on what you see playing in a near future, the type of games and resolutions.

[Obsessive Power]

Thanks all.

I don't have a monitor, I currently have a 4K Sony Smart TV which I also use to play on my Xbox One X and watch Blu-rays. I don't have space for a monitor. Resolution scaling is pretty good on this TV though, 1080P, 1440P and a custom resolution of 1800P look great.

I won't be aiming for 4K or everything maxed, I value performance over visuals. I'm not massively excited for Ray Tracing either.

[SHREDDER]

I suggest to you to wait for 3000 series however and then buy 3080 or 3080 ti like what i will do.I have RYZEN 7 1700 16 GB DDR4 3200MHZCL15 GS KILL RIP JAWS GTX 970 G1 GAMING DELLP2416D 24'' 2560X1440 60 HZ IPS and iam waiting for RTX 3080TI because RTX 2000 has to many issues.

[Tuthenutter]

i use a gtx 1070 ti right now and there is no need to upgrade as 1070 is stilla decent card i would wait until a few months or maybe even a year

[Obsessive Power]

I'll see how things go. Just an idea for now.

Cheers for the replies. :)